Battlefield 3 – Mission 5 – Operation Guillotine

The mission begins on a hill overlooking Tehran, where the members of Misfit 1-3 are waiting for orders to attack the city. The Marines of Henry Blackburn’s squad are lying at the top of the hill, and Campo passes Blackburn the M224 Mortar that the squad are to transport down to the canal. Cole, the unit leader, orders the assault after getting confirmation that friendly Marines of Haymaker unit were their jump-off position, and the Marine unit begins their assault. Iranian artillery lands around the Marines as they charge down the hill, and cause some Marines to stumble, but no casualties.

Campo and Blackburn set up the mortar behind a wall, and launch an illumination round to help their comrades in the assault. Montes takes over from Blackburn, who uses a fellow Marine to “buddy boost” over a concrete wall, and pushes towards a canal where fellow Marines are assaulting PLR positions. Blackburn and the rest of the Marines push into the canal, but are pinned down by fire from machine gun and mortar positions on the other bank. Blackburn flanks through the canal to the right, eliminating several Iranian soldiers who are defending the area, and arrives on the opposite bank of the canal. Using grenades and rifle fire, Blackburn eliminates the two positions, and his fellow Marines, alongside Campo and Montes, who had moved up as well, push towards a rendezvous with Haymaker company, who are clearing apartment complexes on the canal bank. Blackburn’s squad are tasked with clearing one, and storm the building after a grenade is tossed inside, blowing off the door.

Using a shotgun, Black kicks open several doors, before moving towards a final door towards the end of a main corridor. However, an Iranian soldier kicks open the door, throwing Blackburn back, but Black is able to shoot the Iranian with his shotgun. Blackburn’s squad then rallies outside, meeting up with Captain Brady.